Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many low speed vehicles will be purchased under the terms of the contract agreed with the Bahrain International Golf Course Company on 13 December under procurement reference 338450/1158186; and for what purpose they will be used.

Following market engagement activity in Bahrain, UK Strategic Command leased, not purchased, three low speed electric vehicles. These vehicles are required to transport personnel around the naval facilities in Bahrain due to the environmental conditions and are used solely for that purpose. The vehicles are more suitable than alternatives, owing to the low- speed road network of the UK Naval Support Facility in Bahrain and the adjacent US Naval Support Facility.